LITTLE ROCK (AP) — All but one of the six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation said Wednesday that they plan to support legislation to reopen the federal government and avoid a threatened national default.

Republican U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford, Tim Griffin and Steve Womack plan to vote for the measure, as do Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor and Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman.

However, it wasn't clear Wednesday evening how U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, who is challenging Pryor's re-election bid, planned to vote on the measure that would end the partial federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1. A spokeswoman for Cotton said that he was still reviewing the measure/

The shutdown has already been an issue in the campaign between the two.

Griffin said Wednesday that the measure isn't perfect, but he said it would reopen the government and get people back to work.

"It provides certainty in the economy, which is a good thing," said Griffin, who represents the 2nd District in central Arkansas. "What it does not do is deal with our long-term debt problem and our long-term spending problem, and normally debt ceiling deals do, so that is a shortcoming."

Crawford, who represents east Arkansas' 1st District, echoed that sentiment.

"While I will support this measure, I believe that elected officials in Washington must address the ways by which we have amassed nearly $17 trillion in debt and I hope my colleagues will join me in my effort to shape fiscal reforms that will have a lasting impact, like permanent spending controls, for our children and grandchildren's future," Crawford said in a statement.

Pryor, the lone Democrat in Arkansas' congressional delegation, said he's proud to be part of the bipartisan coalition of senators that laid the groundwork for measure.

"It's time to turn off the rhetoric and get back to work on our priorities - creating jobs, growing our economy, and responsibly reducing our debt and cutting spending," Pryor said in a statement. "This agreement gives us the blueprint to accomplish these goals."

Boozman said Arkansas' seniors, veterans, families and businesses have already been feeling the effects of shutdown.

"This bipartisan solution ends the unnecessary pains caused by the shutdown and avoids the potentially dramatic hit to the savings and pensions of hardworking Arkansans," Boozman said in a statement.